cultivation
31cultivation — noun Date: circa 1716 1. culture, refinement 2. the act or art of cultivating or tilling …
32cultivation — /kul teuh vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or art of cultivating. 2. the state of being cultivated. 3. culture; refinement. [1690 1700; CULTIVATE + ION] Syn. 3. gentility, breeding, taste. * * * Loosening and breaking up (tilling) of the soil. The soil …
33cultivation — SYN: culture. [Mediev. L. cultivo, pp. atus, fr. L. colo, pp. cultus, to till] * * * cul·ti·va·tion .kəl tə vā shən n CULTURE (2) * * * cul·ti·va·tion (kul″tĭ vaґshən) [L. cultivatio] the propagation of living organisms, applied… …
34cultivation — the preparation and use of land for crop growing …
35cultivation — Synonyms and related words: acculturation, acquired taste, agrarianism, agricultural geology, agriculture, agrology, agronomics, agronomy, appreciation of excellence, apprenticeship, architecture, assembly, basic training, breaking, breeding,… …
36cultivation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. farming, tillage, husbandry, agriculture; elevation, civilization, refinement, breeding; learning, education; pursuit. See improvement, courtesy. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Farming] Syn. horticulture,… …
37cultivation — cul·ti·va·tion || ‚kÊŒltɪ veɪʃn n. soil preparation, growing of crops; development, improvement …
38cultivation — n. 1. Tillage, agriculture, husbandry, culture. 2. Improvement, refinement, elevation, civilization, culture. 3. Study, pursuit, investigation. 4. Fostering, cherishing, nourishing, promotion, patronage …
39cultivation — Growth of plants by humans outside the native habitat; ex situ. Cf. in situ …
40cultivation — n 1. agriculture, agronomy, geo ponics, farming, husbandry, tillage, tilth; tilling, dressing, working; aquaculture, aquiculture, hydroponics. 2. civilization, development, improvement, training, preparation, conditioning, grooming; education,… …
